Kristin Bekkevold

Norwegian footballer (born 1977)

Kristin Bekkevold

Personal information

Full name

Kristin Bekkevold Sørum

Date of birth

(1977-04-19) 19 April 1977 (age 47)

Place of birth

Hamar, Norway

Height

1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)

Position(s)

Centre-back

Youth career

FL Fart

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

1994–1996

Brumunddal

1997–2002

Asker

2003–2008

FL Fart

2009–2011

Brumunddal

International career^‡

2000–2001

Norway

(1)

Medal record

Women's football

Representing Norway
Olympic Games
	2000 Sydney	Team competition

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:16, 14 September 2014 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:16, 14 September 2014 (UTC)

Kristin Bekkevold Sørum (born 19 April 1977) is a former Norwegian footballer and Olympic champion.

She received a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.^[1]

In January 2001 Bekkevold underwent surgery for a knee injury.^[2] She left Asker in 2002 and returned to playing for FL Fart. When Fart won the 1. divisjon in 2007, they were promoted and Bekkevold made a Toppserien comeback in 2008.^[3] She signed for Brumunddal, who she had previously represented between 1994 and 1996, in February 2009.^[4] Bekkevold left Brumunddal and retired from football at the age of 34 after suffering another knee injury.^[5]

References

^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Soccer" Archived 2012-08-11 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on May 16, 2008)
^ Brenden, Jan Magne (28 February 2001). "Vellykket operasjon for Bekkevold" (in Norwegian). Østlendingen. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
^ Holmlund, John Arne (14 April 2008). "Høyere nivå" (in Norwegian). Hamar Arbeiderblad. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
^ Hagen, Sverre (26 February 2009). "Kristin Bekkevold Sørum til Dala!" (in Norwegian). Brumunddal Fotball. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
^ Fjellstad, Tore (3 May 2011). "Kristin legger opp!" (in Norwegian). Brumunddal Fotball. Retrieved 14 September 2014.